Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-17
Colored Dudes.

Beinga retired dude. 4 deem it proper
that should have franchised right to
speak on this subject.
On entering the Pilgrim Baptist
church last Sunday evening my mind
directed me to occupy q space on one of
the rear seats where I could obtain a
full view of the entering throng and
their various styles and modes of
modern dress, as they were being as
signed to seats by the old and well
hammered deacons Of the church. Two
years and half ago young colored
dude, that is, one in all its principles,
was very seldom seen on the streets Of
st. Paul, but can say with truth, ever
since that time they have been focking
in on every train, from every di-
Feetion and especially from Chicago.
think, IN plain speeeh, when the
epithet is applied to the Negro man in
order to ridicule him as dude or fop,
judge it was well done. It does not
take as much to make a colored dude as
it does to make white one, for this
simple reason, dude is composed of
excessive pride, false Independence,
double cheeks lined with brass and fill
ed with gall, all Of these traits the col
ored dude naturally possesses, and all
that you have to do to him is to put
suit of clothes on him give him a pack
age Of cigarettes, cane, a silk hat,
good meal, watch and chain, three or
four dollars in his pocket, but no more,
for if you give him any more he will
surely hang himself, after you have
| given him the said three or four dolla,s,
cut the string and let him go. A dude
| is like the rose Of Florida, it is the most
beautiful of flowers but it has no fra
GRANGE, he is like the bird Of paradise
one of the most beautiful birds but has
no song, he is like the great cypress of
Greece ono of the finest Of trees but
yields no fruit. Dudes are the shiniest
of men but their brains are like rain
pool, fills up when it rains and dries out
when the sun shines, and the dudess or
the young society belle is about the
same. I will say this much to the
young ladies that are swinging on the
arms Of the dude every night to the
operas or parks, if they will accept of it
as good piece of advice and for their
future benefit: Dudes are not good for
much, they are nothing more than
lawful and harmless nuisance. / have
given strict attention to the young men
who follow the occupations of wood
chopper, laborer, painter, white washer
cook or coal HEAVIER, they can scarcely
reach the dudes orbit or entertain the
young society bellies of the city, because
of their honest occupation and plain
style of dress, but thew are the ones
that hold the financial reins of the
country, and they are the only resort
that the dudes and dudesses have to re-
sort to in time of trouble and omergen
cy, there are thousand dudes made by
art for each fool made by nature, a man
of wit may sometimes be coxcomb,
but man of judgment and sense never
can, dude is like cinnamon tree, the
bark is worth more than the body. An
ass is but an ass though laden or cover
cd with gold, dudes are more attentive
to what is snowy than what is necessary
A dude is said to be the MERGERS friend !,
the tailors fool and his own gallows. Oh,
how many once happy families are d.
vided into fractional parts all over the
country to-day on account of the blind
foolishness called dudism. All of their
thoughts and labor, money and credit
are spent to fahricate gorgeous cheat
!. to the world to make themselves appear
to be what they are not, when, if they
would be honest and labor for the true
substance of life, they might be in real
ity what they are clownishly aspiring to
be, they cheat their very souls out oil
honesty and respectable and comfort
able character, and their bodies out Of
the substance Of good living. The
dudess or society belle depends upon
her winning ways and beauty entirely,
but will say this much, that beauty
and style are not the surest paths to
fame and distinction, some of the
) noblest specimens of women that the
world have eyer seen have presented
: the most unprepossessing appearance
beauty is q dangerous gift, it is like
wealth, it has ruined its thousands
: thousands of our most beautiful women
: are destitute Of common sense and com.
! mon humanity. am satisfied that my
readers will readily agree with me by
/ referring them to the several houses OF
of ill fame, on Eighth street, Cedar
street, Minnesota street, and elsewhere,
No gift of heaven is SO general and SO
widely abused by woman as the gift OF
!, beauty, III about nine cases out of ten, il
makes her silly, senseless, theughtless,
giddy, vain, pround, frivolous, selfish,
low and mean, these facts have long
, since taught men to sbeware Of beautiful
{ women, and to sound them carefully be-
fore giving them their confidence.
{ d. III. S.
Exposition Notes.
/ Anton spetolske, 26 years old, and
frankie Konokoryitz, Is years old, have
a consented to be married at the expose